Why is it some people keep doing the same things but are expecting different results from what have gotten in the past?
Today was another regular day for me. Work was easy and I had 2 great sessions in the gym today. Since I jogged outside yesterday I was looking forward to the elliptical machine and the stair stepper. I did 30 minutes each on them. I can’t say it was the most intense workout I have ever had, but it was a solid mid pack performance for me that had me sweating pretty good. After work at the gym I was determined to jog a mile for a warm-up so I did. I like how I feel once I am done with the mile. I am feeling pumped up instead of tired. From here I moved into the weights:
Bench press
135-15
185-8
225-2,2,2,1
185-10
squats (I don’t like to do these 2 days in a row but they felt great today, and I was deeper squatting)
95-10
135-8
185-5
135-7
dip press machine
165-10
180-10
195-10
210-10
225-8
240-6
255-5
EZ-Bar curls (Bar +50 lbs) 12,12,12,12,6
WOW did my muscles feel pumped up. It is hours later and I still feel it in my biceps.
I was better with spreading out my calories throughout the day.
Breakfast – 491 cal
morning snack -629 cal
lunch – 250 cal
afternoon break -239 cal
evening break -100 cal
dinner -402 cal
That totals 2,112 cal
That is right where I want to be. I will need to see if eating the larger calorie meals earlier is what is best for me. My jogging did not suffer and my weight lifting felt great too. I almost forgot, I weighed myself this morning. I was 8/10ths a pound heavier than my lightest point last week. Not horrible. I don’t know if it was from my poor showing at the gym on Sunday, my only doing 30 minutes of jogging outside yesterday morning, or the high calorie ground lamb and chick pea dinner I made. It could have been a combination of the three. No matter I am back in the zone!
